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. >>> mixed signals in the american economy. wall street closes out its best january in almost 20 years. but what about the other indicators that we're headed for more trouble. >>> and breaking her silence. beyonce shows up in new orleans, and in the process delivers what one reporter called the first in your face moment of the super bowl. "nightly news" begins now. >>> from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with brian williams. >>> good evening. the people at the brady campaign to prevent gun violence, the people who also compile the numbers, tell us that so far today, 203 people have been shot in this country. that's just today, and just as of 6:00 p.m. eastern time. among the shootings, kauffman, texas, an assistant district attorney gunned down and killed outside the courthouse where he worked. lincoln, nebraska. a man shot while in his apartment building after two armed men burst in. atlanta, georgia. a 14-year-old student shot in the head at price middle school this afternoon, one person i
. >>> mixed signals in the american economy. wall street closes out its best january in almost 20 years. but what about the other indicators that we're headed for more trouble. >>> and breaking her silence. beyonce shows up in new orleans, and in the process delivers what one reporter called the first in your face moment of the super bowl. "nightly news" begins now. >>> from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with...
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the economy is booming and crime is down and the population is growing. and our guests for the half hour today, d.c. mayor, vincent gray. >> delighted to be here. >> how did we get here? this would be the envy of most jurisdictions around the country. >> a lot of hard work most of all. and i want to thank everybody in the city to help make it happen. some of it was additional revenue because of our economy is booming now, and we are doing very well and we have people moving into the city and page more income taxes and some is from money dedicated to specifi purposes, for example when a person goes into a cvs and pays 5 cents for a bag, and that goes into a special fund, and we had $90 million additional, which will help do things for the city, and we had a small amount of under spending. it was broadly based and spread out and we are excited. i think we are doing as well economically as anywhere in the country. >> that begs the question i guess for some residents, would this mean a reduction in the income taxes which are among the highest in the country.
the economy is booming and crime is down and the population is growing. and our guests for the half hour today, d.c. mayor, vincent gray. >> delighted to be here. >> how did we get here? this would be the envy of most jurisdictions around the country. >> a lot of hard work most of all. and i want to thank everybody in the city to help make it happen. some of it was additional revenue because of our economy is booming now, and we are doing very well and we have people moving...
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by growing the economy. consumer confidence at this point, i don't buy the payroll tax as much as i say what's the next shoe going to drop? this idea of raising taxes and spending at the same time, people are starting to figure out it doesn't add up. >> jonas, there is a lot of debt out there. how can you take care of that mess without tax hikes and spending cuts? >> stackses are a lot lower than they were through jfk's administration for sure. look, i don't think anyone would argue gary's point that when you raise taxes, you cut spending and it hurts the economy. it's a drag on the economy. you are cutting into spending the people are doing, taking it and paying off our debt. however, a bigger drag on the economy, probably the only bigger drag is when a government basically goes broke because they can't pay their debt, like what happened in greece and ireland and other countries that didn't have the tax base to support the spending the politicians hand. the taxes are going to have to go up. the question is
by growing the economy. consumer confidence at this point, i don't buy the payroll tax as much as i say what's the next shoe going to drop? this idea of raising taxes and spending at the same time, people are starting to figure out it doesn't add up. >> jonas, there is a lot of debt out there. how can you take care of that mess without tax hikes and spending cuts? >> stackses are a lot lower than they were through jfk's administration for sure. look, i don't think anyone would argue...
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the economy? it's shrinking. gdp contracting last year for the first time in four years and consumer confidence tanking as that payroll tax hike cuts into workers' paychecks. add it all up, is it time to strike calls for more tax hikes? down. i'm brenda buttner, this is "bulls & bears." we've got gary smith, tobin smith, jonas max ferris, and john layfield and susan fox. the white house and democratic leaders still pushing tax hikes. should they be? >> absolutely not, brenda. what i don't understand is how you can propose tax hikes without looking at what the scholars say, the studies say. look, if there was studies out there says raising taxes, great for the economy, i'd get behind it. but you know what, brenda? every single scholarly study for the past 15 years has said one thing: higher taxes, negatively impact growth. it's funny, forget all that, though. if you just look anecdotally, when the left wants to inhibit behavior, whether it's energy consumption or cigarette smoking or any one of the other things th
the economy? it's shrinking. gdp contracting last year for the first time in four years and consumer confidence tanking as that payroll tax hike cuts into workers' paychecks. add it all up, is it time to strike calls for more tax hikes? down. i'm brenda buttner, this is "bulls & bears." we've got gary smith, tobin smith, jonas max ferris, and john layfield and susan fox. the white house and democratic leaders still pushing tax hikes. should they be? >> absolutely not,...
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gerri: i look what the cbo says about the economy. >> i agree. the depressing number is one .4%. >> and one point* 9% last year. >> you talk about 8% employment again and it is up 3% next year. bad is optimistic projection but why wouldn't you expect the economy to grow greater than 2%. [laughter] that will create a political problem for the president if the unemployment rate is above 8%, democrats will get very nervous and they will start to separate themselves. gerri: you say they are on a retreat i know they talk about tax increases that is what you hear from harry reid, tax hikes, spending cuts, when will they back off? they have already gotten them and don't seem satisfied. >> no, they don't think they need to cut back spending in a serious way. elsie growth of medicare and medicaid spending a problem although the cbo said we will be assisted home of the military but by pushing the tax hikes they create uncertainty because they don't know what it is, but until they have certainty we will not grow the private sector and the president kicks th
gerri: i look what the cbo says about the economy. >> i agree. the depressing number is one .4%. >> and one point* 9% last year. >> you talk about 8% employment again and it is up 3% next year. bad is optimistic projection but why wouldn't you expect the economy to grow greater than 2%. [laughter] that will create a political problem for the president if the unemployment rate is above 8%, democrats will get very nervous and they will start to separate themselves. gerri: you...
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start a businesses create jobs and spur the economy. we will hear from jerry moran who authored the start impact, legislation aimed at helping businesses grow the economy. this discussion as part of a policy summit held by the consumer electronics association in las vegas. it is an hour. >> so, good afternoon. my name is larry downes. it means for an hour i can be up here and not back in the audience taking notes. just before the election, i wrote an article asking what it was that of intrapreneurs needed from washington. our panelists today may have a more productive agenda to discuss. i know there are many in the audience who are from washington. that is great because you will be hearing from some actual business owners and organizers -- organizations interested to talk about when the start up a economy does and does not need from washington. it is my great pleasure to introduce senator jerry moran will provide some introductory mar remarks -- remarks. both in the senate and then before 2010, and during seven terms in the house. he su
start a businesses create jobs and spur the economy. we will hear from jerry moran who authored the start impact, legislation aimed at helping businesses grow the economy. this discussion as part of a policy summit held by the consumer electronics association in las vegas. it is an hour. >> so, good afternoon. my name is larry downes. it means for an hour i can be up here and not back in the audience taking notes. just before the election, i wrote an article asking what it was that of...
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we wonder why our economy continues to falter it's working people and consumers who don't have enough money to spend meanwhile the billionaires have more money than they can spend in ten lifetimes something has to be done let's start by rolling back the reagan tax cuts things worked great for forty years before that put in place a new wealth tax on everyone making over a billion dollars and redistribute yes that working some of that wealth down to working people who will actually spend it and thus stimulate the economy consider this the forbes four hundred richest billionaires in america have a combined wealth of over one point seven trillion dollars now imagine we took some of that wealth leaving each billionaire with all four billion dollars of vows a million that they're free to do whatever they like with you can spend a thousand million dollars your life to try what's about. that would suddenly free up one point three trillion dollars of wealth to be spent and invested in our economy the average price of going to college at a state school pegged at roughly twenty two grand a year
we wonder why our economy continues to falter it's working people and consumers who don't have enough money to spend meanwhile the billionaires have more money than they can spend in ten lifetimes something has to be done let's start by rolling back the reagan tax cuts things worked great for forty years before that put in place a new wealth tax on everyone making over a billion dollars and redistribute yes that working some of that wealth down to working people who will actually spend it and...
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economy. it's just one reason over 75% of our mutual funds beat their 10-year lipper average. t. rowe price. invest with confidence. request a prospectus or summary prospectus with investment information, risks, fees and expenses to read and consider carefully before investing. it's delicious. so now we've turned her toffee into a business. my goal was to take an idea and make it happen. i'm janet long and i formed my toffee company through legalzoom. never really thought i would make money doing what i love. [ robert ] we created legalzoom to help people start their business and launch their dreams. go to legalzoom.com today and make your business dream a reality. at legalzoom.com we put the law on your side. i honestly loved smoking, and i honestly didn't think i would ever quit. [ male announcer ] along with support, chantix is proven to help people quit smoking. it reduces the urge to smoke. it put me at ease that you could smoke on the first week. [ male announcer ] some people had change
economy. it's just one reason over 75% of our mutual funds beat their 10-year lipper average. t. rowe price. invest with confidence. request a prospectus or summary prospectus with investment information, risks, fees and expenses to read and consider carefully before investing. it's delicious. so now we've turned her toffee into a business. my goal was to take an idea and make it happen. i'm janet long and i formed my toffee company through legalzoom. never really thought i would make money...
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step out of the bubble and they'd see that giving more money to working people actually does help the economy a new jersey policy perspective analyzed the economic economic impact in new jersey of raising the minimum wage and found it would lead to an economic boom it would mean four hundred thirty nine million more dollars in the hands of working people in that state that would increase economic activity by two hundred seventy eight million dollars in the first year an equivalent of two thousand four hundred twenty new full time jobs would be. created all this from raising the minimum wage for working people across the state a move that governor chris christie just veto and all around the country want we're watching the breakdown of this free market laissez faire capitalist model that we've been told for thirty years is going to produce great high paying jobs for everyone reaganomics hasn't worked reaganomics has failed and now that it's failed now that high paying jobs are being outsourced and low paying jobs just don't cut it for most americans this is a time to consider government solutio
step out of the bubble and they'd see that giving more money to working people actually does help the economy a new jersey policy perspective analyzed the economic economic impact in new jersey of raising the minimum wage and found it would lead to an economic boom it would mean four hundred thirty nine million more dollars in the hands of working people in that state that would increase economic activity by two hundred seventy eight million dollars in the first year an equivalent of two...
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how did that help the economy? a lot pause he got the government out of the way of the economy. >> amity shlaes tracings the life of the 30th president of the united states, in coolidge on c-span's q&a. >> wisconsin governor scott walker delivered his state of the state address in madison recently where he called on state lawmakers to put forward, a quote, environmentally sound mining bill. he also pushed for a income tax cult for the middle class and job creation. the governor said he was doubling down on his efforts to meet his 2010 campaign promise to create 250,000 private sector jobs over the years. this is about half an hour. [applause] >> at this time, at this time it is my privilege to introduce our friend, the governor of the state of wisconsin, scott walker. [cheers and applause] >> thank you. thank you. thank you. [applause] thank you. thank you. mr. speaker, speaker voss, president pro-tem cramer, president ellis, majority leader fitzgerald, minority leader larson, minority leader barca, members of the
how did that help the economy? a lot pause he got the government out of the way of the economy. >> amity shlaes tracings the life of the 30th president of the united states, in coolidge on c-span's q&a. >> wisconsin governor scott walker delivered his state of the state address in madison recently where he called on state lawmakers to put forward, a quote, environmentally sound mining bill. he also pushed for a income tax cult for the middle class and job creation. the governor...
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economy? >> well, i think he made a really good point and important point that we need to remember about the importance of people having the opportunity to stay and build a life here once they've been educated here. i also think that less than 5% of the entire workforce is undocumented, and most of those workers are paying working in low-wage, very dangerous vulnerable jobs. if we can bring them out of the shadows and invest in the quality of those jobs and a road to citizenship for those workers we can address economic inequality and create millions of quality good jobs to strengthen the economy for everyone. i think it's important to talk about the high-tech workers and the opportunities there and we should really think about how we're investing in the quality of low-wage jobs and addressing economic and equality through this plan. >> jennifer: thank you so much to both of you for coming inside "the war room." al-gen patio and maria eschevez. michael tomasky will tell us if it has a chance o
economy? >> well, i think he made a really good point and important point that we need to remember about the importance of people having the opportunity to stay and build a life here once they've been educated here. i also think that less than 5% of the entire workforce is undocumented, and most of those workers are paying working in low-wage, very dangerous vulnerable jobs. if we can bring them out of the shadows and invest in the quality of those jobs and a road to citizenship for those...
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seems like the economy is turning around. new data is sh are giving both investors and home owners reasons to smile. the economy posts numbers we haven't seen in years. it looks and feels like a comeback. stocks and the nation's housing market are soaring. the dow nearly hit the 14,000 mark yesterday, reaching the highest level in fife years. after an increase in 850 points in january, the dow is only 200 points away in the all-time high. the result, american investments are surging. the average 401(k) retirement account increased 20% in the last year. from $64,000 to $80,000. >> the worst case scenarios, people can start to think, all right, we're not going the go there. >> reporter: on the housing front, home prices rose 5.5% in november. the biggest year to year increase since the housing bubble. >> this is a miracle in motion. we haven't seen this in probable seb years. >> reporter: housing prices up ten months in a row, up the most in phoenix, nearly 23%. why are buyers lining up? interest rates are historically low. >>
seems like the economy is turning around. new data is sh are giving both investors and home owners reasons to smile. the economy posts numbers we haven't seen in years. it looks and feels like a comeback. stocks and the nation's housing market are soaring. the dow nearly hit the 14,000 mark yesterday, reaching the highest level in fife years. after an increase in 850 points in january, the dow is only 200 points away in the all-time high. the result, american investments are surging. the...
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in the rest of the economy i.t. helps you save money you can pass the savings on to a consumer and make a fortune. that's what wal-mart did. it's all about the supply chain. so i think whether the study was right or wrong is irrelevant. it's obvious on its face it is not going to work because and 80 billion-dollar return on the $40 billion doesn't need the government intervention to happen. let's talk about the broad point that i think is important. you are right the life span has gone up and are continuing to go up. but i think as most people in the audience know while some amount of that is attributable to the personal health care, a much greater amount is attributable to public health and it is a far greater amount attributable to the lifestyle. what is interesting about the last 50 years is while the one area that we can definitely are to personal health care has increased the life span of cardiac care the bulk of improvement almost every single study has shown has been out the stocking and people creating fewer
in the rest of the economy i.t. helps you save money you can pass the savings on to a consumer and make a fortune. that's what wal-mart did. it's all about the supply chain. so i think whether the study was right or wrong is irrelevant. it's obvious on its face it is not going to work because and 80 billion-dollar return on the $40 billion doesn't need the government intervention to happen. let's talk about the broad point that i think is important. you are right the life span has gone up and...
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the economy grows more slowly. government is a significant part of the economy. and if we learned anything, which you suggest we haven't, if we were going to learn from this, what we would learn is in fact you cut the government spending at a time like this you're going to grow more slowly. now the sequester threatens $85 billion of cuts in 2013. and most estimates are that could take another half of a percentage point off of gdp. like i said, if we're growing at somewhere around 1.2% we can't afford that. why is the market -- the dow hit 14,000 today, doing very, very well. >> i think i can explain it. >> explain it, enlighten me. >> so far, we have been talking exclusively about the united states. although i did mention austerity and europe. but corporate profitability is doing well. well, if you're a multi-national corporation that can sell into developing economies in asia, for example, then your profitability doesn't depend on the united states getting it right. it doesn't depend on the congress rejecting austerity. what it does is go where there is growth.
the economy grows more slowly. government is a significant part of the economy. and if we learned anything, which you suggest we haven't, if we were going to learn from this, what we would learn is in fact you cut the government spending at a time like this you're going to grow more slowly. now the sequester threatens $85 billion of cuts in 2013. and most estimates are that could take another half of a percentage point off of gdp. like i said, if we're growing at somewhere around 1.2% we can't...
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. >>> now to the economy and the financial markets. stocks fell a bit today with all three major indexes modestly lower. but for the month, the dow was up almost 6%, the best since january in '94. nasdaq gained 4%, s&p just over 6. its best january since '97. what is the market surge trying to tell us when mixed in with some bad news out there, as well? and on the eve of another big jobs report? our report from nbc's tom costello. >> reporter: 25-year-old kory wilson can tell you, it's not easy looking for a job. she has applied for 200 since earning a master's degree in public relations last may. >> being a post graduate, either i'm overqualified or i'm underqualified. >> she is looking for work, but the economy seemingly poised to either take off or take a stumble. today new applications brought employment benefits jumped by 38,000. but they hit five-year lows the previous two weeks. personal income and spending both grew in december. the housing market seems to be improving, and while the economy actually shrank in the fourth quarte
. >>> now to the economy and the financial markets. stocks fell a bit today with all three major indexes modestly lower. but for the month, the dow was up almost 6%, the best since january in '94. nasdaq gained 4%, s&p just over 6. its best january since '97. what is the market surge trying to tell us when mixed in with some bad news out there, as well? and on the eve of another big jobs report? our report from nbc's tom costello. >> reporter: 25-year-old kory wilson can tell...
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economy shrank in the fourth quarter of two thousand and twelve the first time our economy has shrunk since two thousand and nine is one tenth of one percent contraction in our economy is mostly due to defense spending slowing down the war in iraq being wound down according to the report real federal government consumption expenditures in gross investment decreased fifteen percent the fourth quarter in contrast to an increase of nine point five percent the third so now we know the government spending affects economic growth why republicans calling for more spending cuts congress and i would think that government taxes also influence economic growth and there's a chilling effect when people know that tax increases were on the horizon or there's uncertainty there and how are you going to get a six hundred seventy thousand you can automatically jump to a conclusion well it's defense spending cuts after all it was it was demi. brats who wanted as this you know congressional deal they wanted the defense cuts to be on the table republicans wanted other cuts and that's what you know about yo
economy shrank in the fourth quarter of two thousand and twelve the first time our economy has shrunk since two thousand and nine is one tenth of one percent contraction in our economy is mostly due to defense spending slowing down the war in iraq being wound down according to the report real federal government consumption expenditures in gross investment decreased fifteen percent the fourth quarter in contrast to an increase of nine point five percent the third so now we know the government...
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congress tries to limit those drone strikes, the president has his own message for capitol hill about the economy. on march 1st, deep cuts to government spending will kick in. so, the president is telling lawmakers, if they cannot get a big deal together by that date, they should, at the very least, pass a short-term agreement. we've certainly seen that before. but right now, there's no indication the lawmakers are close to any kind of agreement. >>> and mr. obama has a visit to the middle east on his agenda. the president will go to israel this spring, his first trip there since 2008, when he was a presidential candidate. while he's there, he will visit the west bank and jordan. >>> in the region right now, iranian president, mahmoud ahmadinejad, is visiting egypt. he was forced to cut short a visit to a mosque in cairo yesterday, when a man threw a shoe at him. that is a deep sign of disrespect. ahmadinejad's trip is the first by an iranian leader since iran's revolution in 1979. >>> abc news has learned that federal investigators are laying criminal charges against lance armstrong. sources tel
congress tries to limit those drone strikes, the president has his own message for capitol hill about the economy. on march 1st, deep cuts to government spending will kick in. so, the president is telling lawmakers, if they cannot get a big deal together by that date, they should, at the very least, pass a short-term agreement. we've certainly seen that before. but right now, there's no indication the lawmakers are close to any kind of agreement. >>> and mr. obama has a visit to the...
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. >>> and now to the economy. the labor department releases january's employment report this morning. the economy remains sluggish challenged by a steep decline in defense spending and the impact of higher social security taxes. susan mcginnis is in washington this morning. susan, good morning. >> anne-marie, good morning. yeah, we have an economy that's still struggling despite some positive signs like higher consumer spending, higher business investment. the job market is similar. we expect sluggish growth in today's report. of course, any surprises there could jolt the market. wall street is eagerly awaiting the government's january jobs report. analysts predict the country added jobs last month but not enough to buck the unemployment rate from its current 7.8%. >> it's been a slow process. >> latoya patrick is one of america's estimated 12 million unemployed workers. she's been looking for a job since the fall after graduating with a master's degree. >> i'm not going to lie. it's been really tough sometimes. w
. >>> and now to the economy. the labor department releases january's employment report this morning. the economy remains sluggish challenged by a steep decline in defense spending and the impact of higher social security taxes. susan mcginnis is in washington this morning. susan, good morning. >> anne-marie, good morning. yeah, we have an economy that's still struggling despite some positive signs like higher consumer spending, higher business investment. the job market is...
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and she was so much of our economy dependent on perpetual war we officially have a war economy which means we must continue this endless war or suffer suffer further economic ruin beyond what we're already experiencing you know the rampa joblessness declining wages and spiraling budget deficits on the local state and federal level. but drive around the washington d.c. suburbs in virginia and you'll see enormous palaces built in gated communities where the war profiteers reside in two thousand and eleven these are the five biggest war profiteers took home a profit of thirteen point four billion dollars they've been the real winners in this fallacy and bargain and it's difficult to rectify this wealth across the potomac with the desperation across america yes we've acquired our enormous wealth and power for the few but the day when we must hand over our national soul as part of this fallacy and bargain is quickly approaching do we really want to be a devilish empire that brings carnage to the rest the world where own population at home suffers we know how that story ends and ends in co
and she was so much of our economy dependent on perpetual war we officially have a war economy which means we must continue this endless war or suffer suffer further economic ruin beyond what we're already experiencing you know the rampa joblessness declining wages and spiraling budget deficits on the local state and federal level. but drive around the washington d.c. suburbs in virginia and you'll see enormous palaces built in gated communities where the war profiteers reside in two thousand...
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remember last week when we got news that the economy shrank in the fourth quarter of two thousand and twelve well in just a moment in answer to why the economy shrank and why it could be an ominous sign that the deal our nation made with the devil several generations ago is about to come due and later it looked like the republican scheme to rig the electoral college had failed but now republicans in pennsylvania are trying something new i'll tell you what it is and what impact it could have on the next presidential election and finally in tonight's daily take why is the n.r.a. making enemies list. and we begin tonight with the deal a deal of the united states made a long time ago that is sealed our nation's fate today she german folklore tells a story of a man named faust he was bored with his life as a scholar and he was seeking unlimited knowledge power and pleasure so he made a deal with the devil to attain all of those things but in return foulest agreed to give the devil his soul at the end of twenty four years this is where the term a fallacy in bargain comes from it refers to s
remember last week when we got news that the economy shrank in the fourth quarter of two thousand and twelve well in just a moment in answer to why the economy shrank and why it could be an ominous sign that the deal our nation made with the devil several generations ago is about to come due and later it looked like the republican scheme to rig the electoral college had failed but now republicans in pennsylvania are trying something new i'll tell you what it is and what impact it could have on...
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economy. in screw news in the last few weeks we've seen unprecedented efforts by republicans in several blue states to rig the electoral college ahead of the next presidential election to make a virtually impossible for a democrat to win the white house but those efforts have slowed down in recent days with a lot of publicity on them on tuesday the virginia state sun it's privileges and elections committee voted down a bill which would have changed how that state awards its electoral college votes at least for now all democrats on the committee voted against the bill as did four of eight republicans seemingly putting an end to the election rigging effort in that state at least for now meanwhile in michigan where republicans are considering a similar scheme governor rick snyder slammed the idea saying he doesn't think it's the appropriate time to look at it he also said i'm very skeptical of the idea i really view it as a question of you don't want to change the playing field so it's an unfair
economy. in screw news in the last few weeks we've seen unprecedented efforts by republicans in several blue states to rig the electoral college ahead of the next presidential election to make a virtually impossible for a democrat to win the white house but those efforts have slowed down in recent days with a lot of publicity on them on tuesday the virginia state sun it's privileges and elections committee voted down a bill which would have changed how that state awards its electoral college...
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we see more paths to power opening up as nations gain influence through the strength of their economies rather than their militaries and political and technological changes are empowering non-state actors like activists, corporations and terrorist networks. at the same time, we face challenges from financial contagion to climate change to human and wildlife trafficking that's still across borders and defy unilateral solutions. as president obama has said, the old post-war architecture is crumbling under the weight of new threats, so the geometry of global power has become more distributed and diffuse as the challenges we face have become more complex and cross-cutting. so the question we ask ourselves every day is what does this mean for america? and then we go on to say, how can we advance our own interests and also uphold a just, rules-based international order, a system that does provide clear rules of the road for everything from intellectual property rights to freedom of navigation to fair labor standards. simply put, we have to be smart about how we use our power, not because we h
we see more paths to power opening up as nations gain influence through the strength of their economies rather than their militaries and political and technological changes are empowering non-state actors like activists, corporations and terrorist networks. at the same time, we face challenges from financial contagion to climate change to human and wildlife trafficking that's still across borders and defy unilateral solutions. as president obama has said, the old post-war architecture is...
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certainly a positive sign for the economy. we're still above that mark. just 200 points away from an all-time high. we will be watching this market very closely. the s&p closing out its best january since 1997. if you're a woman chances are the guy sitting next year is getting paid more than you are. men out earned women in all 21 professions that bloomberg looked at for 2007. a man earning 62% more than their female counterparts as doctors. men may outturn women but we will know how to spend it. a lot of women know this brand. mary kay cosmetics. they're celebrating their golden anniversary. the cosmetics company revamping their website. this mobile shopping is your thing mary kay plans to debut a mobile version of the web site. thanks teal. still to come this midday. the medicine in your cabinet that's being recalled. but first, country star brett eldredge is here. he's talking with dina right now hey dina! we are so happy that you're here. i listened to the new single. women have to love this. this idea that we can do something to lasso your heart. >>
certainly a positive sign for the economy. we're still above that mark. just 200 points away from an all-time high. we will be watching this market very closely. the s&p closing out its best january since 1997. if you're a woman chances are the guy sitting next year is getting paid more than you are. men out earned women in all 21 professions that bloomberg looked at for 2007. a man earning 62% more than their female counterparts as doctors. men may outturn women but we will know how to...
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we had the wall street casino style economy which i don't think people fully realize to the degree to which we were all held hostage by the people playing with our money downtown from here. you know, they were doing things that a lot of experts say were not legal, not proper, and there never was a really good accounting, and so only have they not been held accountable, they got to keep their yachts and everything else and homes in the east hamptons. now we find they still got bonuses, which i think is a pipal on the back side of this that they got a small piece of the big picture. the lack of accountability overall is a stain on our entire society for the last few years. >> and, there was a great rolling stone piece that we talked about that basically says not only did we not get reform, we might have exacerbated the situation. he writes we didn't just allow banks to be barred from paying bonuses to pay bonuses. we allowed them to pay bigger bonuses hand they otherwise could. instead of forcing firms we allowed them to pay in depressed stock, the amount which became inflated. >> since
we had the wall street casino style economy which i don't think people fully realize to the degree to which we were all held hostage by the people playing with our money downtown from here. you know, they were doing things that a lot of experts say were not legal, not proper, and there never was a really good accounting, and so only have they not been held accountable, they got to keep their yachts and everything else and homes in the east hamptons. now we find they still got bonuses, which i...
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we wonder why our economy continues to falter it's working people and consumers who don't have enough money to spend meanwhile the billionaires have more money than they can spend in ten lifetimes something has to be done let's start by rolling back the reagan tax cuts things worked great for forty years before that put in place a new wealth tax on everyone making over a billion dollars and redistribute yes that word some of that wealth down to working people who will actually spend it and thus stimulate the economy consider this the forbes four hundred richest billionaires in america have a combined wealth of over one point seven trillion dollars now imagine we took some of that wealth leaving each billionaire with a full billion dollars of thousand million that they're free to do whatever they like with you can spend a thousand million dollars your life or detroit what's a better. that would suddenly free up one point three trillion dollars of wealth to be spent and invested in our economy the average price of going to college at a state school pegged at roughly twenty two grand a y
we wonder why our economy continues to falter it's working people and consumers who don't have enough money to spend meanwhile the billionaires have more money than they can spend in ten lifetimes something has to be done let's start by rolling back the reagan tax cuts things worked great for forty years before that put in place a new wealth tax on everyone making over a billion dollars and redistribute yes that word some of that wealth down to working people who will actually spend it and thus...
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one is because the economy is doing well as though the cost of crude oil is ouup. another thing is processes are turning over to the spring/summer blend. that means some of these production is down why they make that switched over. as we get closer to the summer blend we may continue to see prices go up. they may continue go up all the way through april. >>-i knew i should fill up three days ago. >> the good news is that gas will probably be more expensive so fill up today and again be your friend. >> i have no choice, have 2 mi. left. >> the good news is today's gas prices will be cheaper than tomorrows. americans are bombing about 4% of their incomes into buying gasoline. the energy barbets is u.s. households spent an average of just over $2,900 on gasoline last year. that is eyes level and for years. the percentage rates similar levels in 2008, when a red hot global economy and panic over dueling surprising gas prices to the roof. the nationwide average price for gas of regular gas out cast it $3.60 last year also a record high. >> police have released the name
one is because the economy is doing well as though the cost of crude oil is ouup. another thing is processes are turning over to the spring/summer blend. that means some of these production is down why they make that switched over. as we get closer to the summer blend we may continue to see prices go up. they may continue go up all the way through april. >>-i knew i should fill up three days ago. >> the good news is that gas will probably be more expensive so fill up today and again...
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. >> reform is critical to the nation's economy. the reality is that even in a very tight economy, there are all types of industries in our country which have used the work of immigrants every day to achieve the economic goals of those industries. >> the vast majority of americans believe that we need to have a legal immigration system that works an we have no is not a 21st century legal immigration system. >> reporter: the house is working on its own version of immigration reform. however, many democratic leaders say they're not quite as far along as the senate and of course they have their own critics, many of them republican members of the house who are concerned about money and whether or not the money will go towards securing our boarders. we'll have much more -- our borders. we'll have much more coming up in the half-hour. >> thanks, delia, live on capitol hill this morning. >>> in the last year border patrol agents have been dealing with more people trying to come to the country illegal. in 2012 agents made more than 356,000
. >> reform is critical to the nation's economy. the reality is that even in a very tight economy, there are all types of industries in our country which have used the work of immigrants every day to achieve the economic goals of those industries. >> the vast majority of americans believe that we need to have a legal immigration system that works an we have no is not a 21st century legal immigration system. >> reporter: the house is working on its own version of immigration...
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secondly, they can destabilize the economy. that's what they tried to do for years moving up toward the 2012 election. it didn't work. but i think they might try it again. paul ryan on meet the press last sunday sounded very interesting in letting the sequestration go into effect, which we saw today would have bad effects on the economy. third, in lincoln's phase, they could disenthrall themselves. but when you look at what happened to marco rubio in the last day, senator david vitter of louisiana called him amazingly naive. i think the republican party is trapped between what it has to do to succeed and survive and its tea party elements which are going to ghand purity. >> now when you look at cynthia, the fact that american people say clearly that any number opposed support the president's agenda, 53% support same-sex marriage, 62% support a path to citizenship for immigrants. 80% say climate change is a serious threat. 58% want to see further gun violence-free safety legislation. it seems like the republicans are painting th
secondly, they can destabilize the economy. that's what they tried to do for years moving up toward the 2012 election. it didn't work. but i think they might try it again. paul ryan on meet the press last sunday sounded very interesting in letting the sequestration go into effect, which we saw today would have bad effects on the economy. third, in lincoln's phase, they could disenthrall themselves. but when you look at what happened to marco rubio in the last day, senator david vitter of...
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. >>> our economy right now is headed in the right direction. it will stay that way as long as there aren't any more self-inflicted wounds coming out of washington. so let's keep on chipping away at this problem together as democrats and republicans to give our workers and our businesses the support that they need to thrive in the weeks and months ahead. >> the sequester is coming. can president obama get congress to act in time? good morning, i'm bill karins. this is "way too early," the show that feels better after running straight to wikipedia. sequestration, the legal procedure which automatic spending cuts are triggered. now i get it. thanks for being up with us on this wednesday, february 6th. we have a lot to cover including a dire warning from the congressional budget office on the long term fiscal health and one that couldn't have come at a worst time for the president. marco rubio weighed on the age-old debate, tupac or biggy? first, let's ge to the news in new york city. we begin with the white house position on the u.s. government's
. >>> our economy right now is headed in the right direction. it will stay that way as long as there aren't any more self-inflicted wounds coming out of washington. so let's keep on chipping away at this problem together as democrats and republicans to give our workers and our businesses the support that they need to thrive in the weeks and months ahead. >> the sequester is coming. can president obama get congress to act in time? good morning, i'm bill karins. this is "way...
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that the obama economy is not working. you look at the gdp number, what is interesting, part of the reason why it contracted, there were cuts to defense spending. the obama administration saying this is an indication that spending cuts, what republicans calling for, don't necessarily work. the thing that is sort of looming over this mixed bag, this economy picture that we got this week, are, of course, these fiscal fights coming up on the horizon. republicans and democrats will have to deal with that. first up, the sequester which could potentially work in deeper spending cuts to defense spending, nondiscretionary spending. that's something that the white house, that congress will really have to deal with, and that's sort of first up on the list of fiscal fights in a series of them, alex, on the horizon. >> kristen welker, thank you for that. we'll see you in the best of office politics in a half an hour. >>> later on, new campaign for immigration reform. a new report suggests it may not be much of a help for the republica
that the obama economy is not working. you look at the gdp number, what is interesting, part of the reason why it contracted, there were cuts to defense spending. the obama administration saying this is an indication that spending cuts, what republicans calling for, don't necessarily work. the thing that is sort of looming over this mixed bag, this economy picture that we got this week, are, of course, these fiscal fights coming up on the horizon. republicans and democrats will have to deal...
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kneecap the nation's economy. david cay johnston on today's troubling gdp report. >>> bobby jindal breaks his own rule. >> we've got to stop being the stupid party. >> find out how the poor in his state are about to start suffering on friday. >>> and brand-new polling proves again that we're living in a center-left country. tonight i'll tell you why it's up to one person to keep it that way. good to have you with us tonight, folks. thanks for watching. an emotional scene on capitol hill today. former congresswoman gabrielle giffords returned to congress for a senate hearing on gun violence. two years ago, giffords was shot in the head during a shooting spree that killed six people in tucson, arizona. the 71 words gifford spoke today did not come easy for her. but her message is one every american needs to hear. >> thank you for inviting me here today. this is an important conversation for our children, for our communities, for democrats and republicans. speaking is difficult, but i need to say something important.
kneecap the nation's economy. david cay johnston on today's troubling gdp report. >>> bobby jindal breaks his own rule. >> we've got to stop being the stupid party. >> find out how the poor in his state are about to start suffering on friday. >>> and brand-new polling proves again that we're living in a center-left country. tonight i'll tell you why it's up to one person to keep it that way. good to have you with us tonight, folks. thanks for watching. an emotional...
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what we need are people prepared for the careers of our new economy. by 2025 we could have 20 million jobs without enough college graduates to fill them. that's why at devry university, we're teaming up with companies like cisco to help make sure everyone is ready with the know-how we need for a new tomorrow. [ male announcer ] make sure america's ready. make sure you're ready. at devry.edu/knowhow. ♪ >>> he's pulling in the driveway. go out and throw a little wave at him. >> this is 27-year-old eric thorton, screen name balin 79. he drove four hours thinking he was going to meet a girl who told him online she was 14. at one point during the chat he gets on his webcam and masturbates and types, did you see it? the decoy says not really, too dark. and he types back, shoot, and then brags about what he has just done. now he's in our house. >> hey, come on in. >> all right. >> i made some chocolate chip cookies and i left them on the table. just take a seat. i'll be right there. >> that's fine. no problem. hmm, these are good. >> you like them? i made t
what we need are people prepared for the careers of our new economy. by 2025 we could have 20 million jobs without enough college graduates to fill them. that's why at devry university, we're teaming up with companies like cisco to help make sure everyone is ready with the know-how we need for a new tomorrow. [ male announcer ] make sure america's ready. make sure you're ready. at devry.edu/knowhow. ♪ >>> he's pulling in the driveway. go out and throw a little wave at him. >>...
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economy. it's not the right thing for folks who are out there still looking for work. and the good news is this doesn't have to happen. for all the drama and disagreements that we've had over the past few years, democrats and republicans have still been able to come together and cut the deficit by more than $2.5 trillion through a mix of spending cuts and higher rates on taxes for the wealthy. a balanced approach has achieved more than $2.5 trillion in deficit reduction. that's more than halfway towards the $4 trillion in deficit reduction that economists and elected officials from both parties believe is required to stabilize our debt. so we've made progress. and i still believe that we can finish the job with a balanced mix of spending cuts and more tax reform. the proposals that i put forward during the fiscal cliff negotiations in discussions with speaker boehner and others are still very much on the table. i just want to repeat, the deals that i put forward, the balanced approach of spend
economy. it's not the right thing for folks who are out there still looking for work. and the good news is this doesn't have to happen. for all the drama and disagreements that we've had over the past few years, democrats and republicans have still been able to come together and cut the deficit by more than $2.5 trillion through a mix of spending cuts and higher rates on taxes for the wealthy. a balanced approach has achieved more than $2.5 trillion in deficit reduction. that's more than...
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. >>> our economy right now is headed in the right direction, >>> our economy right now is headed in the right direction, and it will stay that way as long as there aren't any more self-inflicted wounds coming out of washington. >> well, get ready, america. it look like the republicans would rather throw us into a self-inflicted recession rather than work with the president. in less than four weeks spending cuts are scheduled to kick in under the sequester. that's if president obama and congress fail to reach a budget deal. today president obama urged congress to pass a balanced short-term package to prevent the sequester from taking effect on march 1st. >> there is no reason that the jobs of thousands of americans who work in national security or education or clean energy, not to mention the growth of the entire economy, should be put in jeopardy just because folks in washington couldn't come together to eliminate a few special interest tax loopholes or government programs that we agree need some reform. >> and the president is correct there is no reason to put our fragile economy,
. >>> our economy right now is headed in the right direction, >>> our economy right now is headed in the right direction, and it will stay that way as long as there aren't any more self-inflicted wounds coming out of washington. >> well, get ready, america. it look like the republicans would rather throw us into a self-inflicted recession rather than work with the president. in less than four weeks spending cuts are scheduled to kick in under the sequester. that's if...
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seven of the 10 fastest-growing economies in the world are in africa. other countries are doing everything they can to help their company win contracts and invest in an emerging market. other countries still are engaged in a very clear and relentless economic diplomacy. we should too and increasingly we are. and make no mistake, but there is a crucial strategic dimension to this development work as well weak states represent some of our most significant threats. we have an interest in strengthening in them and building more capable partners that can tackle their own security problems at home and in their neighborhoods. and economics will always play a role in that. next, think about energy and climate change. managing the world's energy supply in a way that minimizes conflict and supports economic growth while protecting the future of our planet is one of the greatest challenges of our time. so we are using high-level international diplomacy and grassroots partnerships to curb carbon emissions and other causes of climate change. we created a new bureau
seven of the 10 fastest-growing economies in the world are in africa. other countries are doing everything they can to help their company win contracts and invest in an emerging market. other countries still are engaged in a very clear and relentless economic diplomacy. we should too and increasingly we are. and make no mistake, but there is a crucial strategic dimension to this development work as well weak states represent some of our most significant threats. we have an interest in...
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what we need are people prepared for the careers of our new economy. by 2025 we could have 20 million jobs without enough college graduates to fill them. that's why at devry university, we're teaming up with companies like cisco to help make sure everyone is ready with the know-how we need for a new tomorrow. [ male announcer ] make sure america's ready. make sure you're ready. at devry.edu/knowhow. ♪ with olay, here's how. new regenerist eye and lash duo the cream smooths the look of lids... softens the look of lines. the serum instantly thickens the look of lashes. and the award for wow eyes in just one week goes to you. >>> and in the big finish tonight, republicans are proving once again they can't win with their ideas, so they're changing the rules of the election instead. you see, you do this when nobody is paying attention. president obama won six states controlled by republican governors and legislatures. as we reported last month, all six of those states started talking about real locating electoral college votes. they wanted to redistrict t
what we need are people prepared for the careers of our new economy. by 2025 we could have 20 million jobs without enough college graduates to fill them. that's why at devry university, we're teaming up with companies like cisco to help make sure everyone is ready with the know-how we need for a new tomorrow. [ male announcer ] make sure america's ready. make sure you're ready. at devry.edu/knowhow. ♪ with olay, here's how. new regenerist eye and lash duo the cream smooths the look of lids......